Nyang'aya Surname
Approximately 265 people bear this surname
Nyang'aya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 177 | 1:260,903 | 17,444 |
| Tanzania | 88 | 1:601,609 | 37,493 |
Nyang'aya (60) may also be a first name.
Nyang'aya Demographics
Nyang'aya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyang'aya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyang'aya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyang'aya has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyang'aya? popularity and diffusion
Nyang'aya is the 975,866th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyang'aya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widely held first name in the world, held by 60 people.
The last name Nyang'aya is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 260,903. In Kenya Nyang'aya is mostly concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 68 percent are found, Kisii County, where 29 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Kenya Nyang'aya is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found.
Nyang'aya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nyang'aya
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